{"id":77943,"date":"2014-03-01T16:17:30","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T10:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/?p=77943"},"modified":"2014-03-01T16:17:30","modified_gmt":"2014-03-01T10:47:30","slug":"latest-it-security-news-and-updates-for-the-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/latest-it-security-news-and-updates-for-the-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest IT Security News and Updates for the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the new month kicks in, we have got some really interesting news lined up for you. One of them is about Chameleon, a computer virus that spreads like common cold. Scroll down to know more about it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/worlds_biggest_date_breach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77944 alignnone\" alt=\"worlds_biggest_date_breach\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/worlds_biggest_date_breach.jpg\" width=\"314\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #006bb2; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;\">World\u2019s biggest cyberattack compromised data including 360 million accounts and around 1.25 billion email addresses. The stolen data was put up for sale on online black market.<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/tech\/tech-news\/internet\/Worlds-biggest-cyberattack-detected-360-million-accounts-1-25-billion-email-addresses-hacked\/articleshow\/31133867.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"no follow\">Here\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> the entire story.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77932 alignnone\" alt=\"cyber_attack_burn_computers\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cyber_attack_burn_computers.png\" width=\"334\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #006bb2; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;\">There\u2019s a new Generation of cyberattacks that can fry your computer.<\/span> Read more about this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/OMvDfn\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/google_glass_woman_assaulted.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77945 alignnone\" alt=\"google_glass_woman_assaulted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/google_glass_woman_assaulted.png\" width=\"323\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #006bb2; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;\">Woman assaulted and robbed because of wearing Google glass. Alleges that wearing glass probably threatened the privacy of the offenders.<\/span> Read the entire story <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/mobile\/mobile-devices\/google-glass-prompts-attack-woman-claims\/d\/d-id\/1114002?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"no follow\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/computer_virus_spreads_like_cold_from_Wfi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77946 alignnone\" alt=\"computer_virus_spreads_like_cold_from_Wfi\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/computer_virus_spreads_like_cold_from_Wfi.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #006bb2; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;\">Behold Chameleon, the computer virus that can spread via air by using compromised WiFi networks!<\/span> Read about Chameleon <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/bridaineparnell\/2014\/02\/26\/new-virus-spreads-like-the-common-cold-via-wifi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"no follow\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cryptolocker_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76859 alignnone\" alt=\"Cryptolocker_2\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cryptolocker_2.png\" width=\"259\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #006bb2; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;\">Beware of Emails from Royal Mail; they might contain the notorious malware CryptoLocker.<\/span> Know more on this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2014\/feb\/27\/pc-users-beware-cryptolocker-malware-royal-mail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"no follow\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other News:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jconline.com\/article\/20140225\/NEWS03\/302250012\/Ex-Purdue-student-gets-probation-hacking-professor-s-computer?nclick_check=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"no follow\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;\">Student hackers sentenced to jail for changing their grades.<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2014\/02\/28\/cryptolocker_victims_pay_up_survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"no follow\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;\">In the UK, two out of five victims of the CryptoLocker pay ransom to get back their encrypted file<\/span>.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/tech\/enterprise-it\/security\/Maintaining-Windows-XP-after-shutdown-may-cost-Rs-1190-crore\/articleshow\/30997526.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"no follow\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;\">Businesses may have to cough up Rs1,190 crore in maintaining Windows XP post April 8.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the new month kicks in, we have got some really interesting news lined up for you. One of them is about Chameleon, a computer virus that spreads like common cold. Scroll down to know more about it. World\u2019s biggest cyberattack compromised data including 360 million accounts and around 1.25 billion email addresses. 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